The Librem 5 is long awaited : https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ The PinePhone is just announced (FOSDEM 2019) but might arrive before the later : https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=PinePhone-Running-Weston Both phones are very promising in term for open hardware, and libre soft…

Size of the handset is and will remain an endless discussion as you can read here . For this and many other reasons (customer expectations) the big phone manufacturers keep on pumping out model by model each month in hopes to suit enough customers to gain win. After all it’s just a compromise as th…

I also prefer the smaller size of my FP1, however I haven’t got a “modern” usage pattern when it comes to a smartphone. My primary (actually: almost exclusive) internet devices are a 10 y.o. 25 kg computer and 3 y.o. tablet computer. So unlike younger people, I don’t really appreciate a bigger scree…

He was talking about the librem 5 team and honestly, looking at the huge amount of work they have to do (hardware + software), I totally believe him when he says they answered that they picked 5" because it was easier. Don’t expect a fully functional librem 5 before 2021.

Here is a video and pictures of a PinePhone prototype https://tweakers.net/geek/158184/tweaker-toont-een-prototype-van-de-pinephone.html

[image] siltaar: by their lack in skill about stuffing everything in less space inside… (so nothing to hope this way) Considering it has a detachable, replaceable modem, I don’t think it was exactly “lack in skill.” But yeah, 5 inches simplifies things. It also simplifies repairability, if do…

[image] Roboe: Hmm? What do you mean? Mine arrives at December. Not a prototype, the production-ready thing. Software is ready enough for a phone (not that first version of Android or iOS were more than a phone with a browser, to be fair). Well, when I read the announcement , it’s pretty clear…

really looking forward to when these phones become available for purchase 2nd hand. I don’t think I can justify buying one new anytime soon but a used one would be awesome to try out. It looks like they may be quite modifiable in time too, assuming the linux kernel can handle new screens, cameras,…

I was already invested in Fairphone community and waiting for FP3, and Phoronix spread FUD about Librem 5 release date, so I did not end up buying one. However, I love the project. PinePhone contains an AllWinner but it is also lower budget I guess. I also went with a Cosmo Communicator which has a …

[image] Flaburgan: the first batches are “beta” quality. From the same FAQ you linked: A: Every Librem 5 that rolls off the assembly line will be a high-quality smartphone. I’m unable to see the “beta” thing anywhere, sorry. I honestly think it’s a misconception that emerges from the unus…

Maybe that notion of “beta” comes from this video where a chair person of purism says (around 02:08) that the Librem 5 will start with a limited set of features and may be used by people as their second phone (implying it may not be ready as daily driver)? Maybe “beta” is the wrong word, but in f…

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